There are many people (hacking purists?) who believe that a true hacker never does any damage, and never lets anyone know they're present on a system. They break through the security of a server, take a look around and explore the system, then make a quiet exit. Occasionally they'll leave a note for the system admin telling them the weaknesses in their security :p

That style of hacking derives from an enthusiasm for computing and a desire to learn. It's not about stealing or making a name for yourself by defacing websites.

There are many people (hacking purists?) who believe that a true hacker never does any damage, and never lets anyone know they're present on a system. They break through the security of a server, take a look around and explore the system, then make a quiet exit. Occasionally they'll leave a note for the system admin telling them the weaknesses in their security

keatonatron wrote:There are many people (hacking purists?) who believe that a true hacker never does any damage, and never lets anyone know they're present on a system. They break through the security of a server, take a look around and explore the system, then make a quiet exit. Occasionally they'll leave a note for the system admin telling them the weaknesses in their security :p

That style of hacking derives from an enthusiasm for computing and a desire to learn. It's not about stealing or making a name for yourself by defacing websites.

yes and all those inmates in singsing are not guilty as well.. at this point it's a matter of semantics and quite frankly each and every niche is just a little bit different.. you say tomayto, i say tomahto.. yes, there are those hired to "hack" into computer systems etc.. there are also hackers.. i don't consider the two things the same..